Lawsuit claims KU ruined fired prof Tao’s life and career
Feng Tao, a former University of Kansas chemical engineering associate professor, sues KU for reinstatement with back pay and damages. He was charged under the China Initiative, acquitted on several counts, and alleges discriminatory, harmful actions by KU and collaboration with the FBI after a visiting scholar reported espionage concerns. The suit, filed Jan 3, seeks compensation for reputational and financial harm.
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Franklin) Tao
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Man gets 3 years for attack on officer
Dimas Alberto Bencomo Bustamante, 36, pleaded to one felony count of battery on a law enforcement officer for punching a Douglas County corrections officer in April 2023 and received 38 months in prison. He faced up to 20 years on an attempted murder charge that was dismissed as part of a plea. The judge noted mental health issues and credited 610 days of time served.
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Frosty 2.0 rises to the occasion in North Lawrence
A North Lawrence family built a 21 foot snowman named Frosty 2.0 on Lyon Street, taking two days with a backhoe. The six segment figure, crowned with a duct taped cardboard stovepipe hat, honors Frosty 1.0 built in 2013 by Caleb Bowen and relatives.
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